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Summary ô Doomsday Men Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon 105 Weapons had transformed the laws of nature into instruments of mass destruction and for many people in the Cold War there was little to distinguish real scientists from that “fictional master of megadeath” Stanley Kubrick’s Dr Strangelove Indeed as PD Smith’s chilling account shows the dream of the superweapon begins in popular culture This is a story that cannot be told without the iconic films and fictions that portray our deadly fascination with superweapons from HG Wells’ The War of the Worlds to Nevil Shute’s On the Beach and Kubrick’s Dr Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombAlthough scient. Take a close look at the beginning of the modern Atomic Age PD Smith makes it real clear and very easy to understand He gives the reader a step by step yet interesting look at the American atomic project as it started before the Manhattan Project and further into it and past into the Cold WarAt the same time he documents the Soviet Union s project and the race to have the biggest and worst bomb in the uest for mutual destruction in the years of the Cold War when the Atomic Clock was at one point set at 2 minutes to mid night or 2 minutes to destruction I ve read this book a couple of times and each time I get a clear understanding of this time period though I grew up during the late 50 s and 60 s and remember much of the politics of the periodTruly by reading just the first few chapters the reader will understand where the writer of Dr Strangelove garnered his material With students in the average class room today NOT being taught history I would suggest this as a must read for the average college studentA definite 5 stars for non fictionSultry
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Summary ô Doomsday Men Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon 105 Ists admitted it was possible to build the cobalt bomb no superpower would admit to having created one However it remained a terrifying possibility striking fear into the hearts of people around the world The story of the cobalt bomb is an unwritten chapter of the Cold War but now PD Smith reveals the personalities behind this feared technology and shows how the scientists responsible for the twentieth century’s most terrible weapons grew up in a culture dreaming of superweapons and Wellsian utopias He argues that in the end the doomsday machine became the ultimate symbol of humanity’s deepest fears about the science of destructio. recently got into a conversation with Matt about Doomsday stemming from Oppenheimer s Now I am become death uote and we agreed it was rather lame my word not his how little i knew about the atomic bomb considering my bachelor s was Russian Studies he recommended this tome to mend my ways
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Summary ô Doomsday Men Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon 105 This is the gripping untold story of the doomsday bomb the ultimate weapon of mass destruction In 1950 Hungarian born scientist Leo Szilard made a dramatic announcement on American radio science was on the verge of creating a doomsday bomb For the first time in history mankind realized that he had within his grasp a truly God like power the ability to destroy life itself The shockwave from this statement reverberated across the following decade and beyondIf detonated Szilard's doomsday device a huge cobalt clad H bomb would pollute the atmosphere with radioactivity and end all life on earth The scientific creators of such apocalyptic. A uniue and well researched work My interest was on the technical side of things initially but Smith s treatment of the Cold War culture soon took over my reason for completing this excellent treatise on the futility of war in the latter half of the 20th century and beyond I realize a lot of my favorite books and films are covered in this book as being iconic representations of the cultural remnants of this period Truly a fascinating addition to any library
- Hardcover
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- Doomsday Men Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon
- P.D. Smith
- English
- 14 August 2020
- 9780312373979
(Doomsday Men Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon) [PDF/EBOOK] ¹ P.D. Smith P.D. Smith ✓ 5 characters Poor Peter D Smith set out to write a great book but for want of an editor the kingdom was lost He's absolutely authoritative and defi
(Doomsday Men Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon) [PDF/EBOOK] ¹ P.D. Smith A uniue and well researched work My interest was on the technical side of things initially but Smith's treatment of the Cold War culture soon took over my reason for completing this excellent treatise on the futi
(Doomsday Men Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon) [PDF/EBOOK] ¹ P.D. Smith P.D. Smith ✓ 5 characters Looking for a biography of Leo Szilard I picked this up instead With its uniue emphasis on the effect of popular writing and subseuently movies on the development of weapons of mass destruction this book is of a tale of horror than
characters Doomsday Men Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon (Doomsday Men Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon) [PDF/EBOOK] ¹ P.D. Smith Free download ✓ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free ✓ P.D. Smith PD Smith's Doomsday Men is a mix of science fiction analysis and all too real history The book covers the fixation on the dream of the ultimate weapon which evolves from chemical weapons to a true doomsday system put in place by the Soviets On both the side of scientists and writers there is the great fear of what these powerful weapons might mean for political power and for society What drives them is the dream of what they might do Fro
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Free download ✓ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free ✓ P.D. Smith (Doomsday Men Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon) [PDF/EBOOK] ¹ P.D. Smith In Doomsday Men The Real Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon British historian of science PD Smith masterfully chronicles the literary antecedents and cultural repercussions of the development of nuclear armaments It offers a marvelous resource for understanding the issues and personalities underlying Kubrick’s masterpiece and
Free download ✓ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free ✓ P.D. Smith (Doomsday Men Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon) [PDF/EBOOK] ¹ P.D. Smith In Doomsday Men The Real Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon British historian of science PD Smith masterfully chronicles the literary antecedents and cultural repercussions of the development of nuclear armaments It offers a marvelous resource for understanding the issues and personalities underlying Kubrick’s masterpiece and other creative interpretations of the Cold War From pulp science fiction stories to Godzilla’s th
(Doomsday Men Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon) [PDF/EBOOK] ¹ P.D. Smith P.D. Smith ✓ 5 characters This book provides an in depth look at the atomic era in American culture It examines scientific and public perception over the years by referencing literature and film Although it is not always the most engaging read sci
(Doomsday Men Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon) [PDF/EBOOK] ¹ P.D. Smith recently got into a conversation with Matt about Doomsday stemming from Oppenheimer's Now I am become death uote and we agreed it was rather lame my word not his how little i knew about the atomic bomb considering my bachelor's was R
(Doomsday Men Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon) [PDF/EBOOK] ¹ P.D. Smith Free download ✓ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free ✓ P.D. Smith P.D. Smith ✓ 5 characters Interesting juxtaposition of historical science against the backdrop of science fiction and movies of the same time periods Author makes some interesting observations where science fiction writers often preceded actual scientific discoveries or inventions Gave me a several books to add to my reading list